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Ireland / Flu in Ireland in the late 1890s. Death certs inaccurate?
« on: Friday 06 February 15 15:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,

I'm following up a family story that 4 of my ancestors died of the Flu, within about 2 months of each other in Dec 1897/Feb 1898 in Mayo. I have obtained their death certs and all four have given different causes of death:
Cancer of the stomach (3 months certified). Aged 68
Ulcer of the stomach (3 days certified). Aged 38
Bronchitis (3 weeks). Aged 63
Epilepsy (4 weeks certified). Aged 41

I have been googling flu outbreaks and haven't found any at that time in Ireland. Has anyone heard of any flu or other types of outbreaks at that time? Is it possible that these causes of deaths could have been made up by the doctor to prevent panic that there was an outbreak?

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Wales / Mother and Baby home run by nuns in North Wales
« on: Saturday 23 August 14 18:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

I've just heard that my ancestor briefly stayed in some sort of mother and baby home, in North Wales, run by nuns. She was unmarried so her baby was given up for adoption and the family never heard what happened the child. It would have been in the 1930's and possibly in the Prestatyn area. My ancestor was Irish, and returned home soon after but didn't have a good life unfortunately.

Would anyone know of such a place? Obviously Ireland has a bad rep with the Magdalene Laundries, so I'm hoping she wasn't in a similar type place.

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World War One / Patrick O'Connor. Royal Munster Fusiliers
« on: Saturday 05 July 14 16:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,

I've had no luck finding my relative's WW1 service record on Ancestry, so I presume it didn't survive. But given I know the below details about him, are there any other ways I could find more about his time in the war?

Patrick O'Connor.
B. about 1895, Kerry.
Served with Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Received shrapnel wounds.
Survived and when he returned, was given a home in the Gap of Dunloe by the British Army (possibly under the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust).
Died around 1929 due to complications with the shrapnel wounds.

I also know his wife and child's name.

Any push in the right direction appreciated  :)

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United States of America / Hannah O'Connor, Kerry to San Francisco
« on: Tuesday 03 December 13 16:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,

I'm looking for any information on my ancestor Hannah O'Connor, who emigrated to San Francisco in 1904, aged 18, sailing on the Ivernia. She stayed with her Aunt Julia O'Leary in San Francisco. I can't seem to find any record of her in San Francisco after that and don't have any leads, as her family at home never heard from her again. She was from near Killarney in Co. Kerry, Ireland.

I have a found a 'Hanna O'Connor' in the 1920 San Francisco census, working as a cook in a household, but her birthplace is just down as 'Ireland' and the emigration year is wrong.

On a limb here but hoping there are some American ancestors out there who may know who I am talking about! Her niece in Ireland is still alive and I would love to fill her in on what happened Hannah.


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